{"id":396185,"date":"2018-01-29T12:29:17","date_gmt":"2018-01-29T12:29:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=396185"},"modified":"2018-01-31T11:34:37","modified_gmt":"2018-01-31T11:34:37","slug":"4-killed-in-robbery-attacks-on-6-fuel-stations-in-tamale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=396185","title":{"rendered":"6 killed in robbery attacks on 6 fuel stations in Tamale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Managers of Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) operating in the Tamale Metropolis have expressed their frustration over recent attacks by armed robbers at their fuel outlets.<\/p>\n<p>Six fuel stations have been attacked within two weeks.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-396194\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/fb050fe2-d72a-4e3d-979a-b1266032f3ae.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/fb050fe2-d72a-4e3d-979a-b1266032f3ae.jpg 450w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/fb050fe2-d72a-4e3d-979a-b1266032f3ae-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/fb050fe2-d72a-4e3d-979a-b1266032f3ae-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/fb050fe2-d72a-4e3d-979a-b1266032f3ae-70x70.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>These include a Shell fuel station at Kakpayili, two Naagamni fuel stations at Kanshegu and Kasalgu, and Superior Oil fuel station at Datoyili.<\/p>\n<p>The suspected robbers killed four pump attendants, a driver and a security guard.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-396193\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/d2966aa2-4d93-49b5-8f55-579a90fcf807.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/d2966aa2-4d93-49b5-8f55-579a90fcf807.jpg 450w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/d2966aa2-4d93-49b5-8f55-579a90fcf807-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/d2966aa2-4d93-49b5-8f55-579a90fcf807-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/d2966aa2-4d93-49b5-8f55-579a90fcf807-70x70.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The most recent attack occurred at the Kakpagyili Shell filling station on Saturday, January 27, 2018, where the security guard was killed.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-396192\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/a82232d7-57e4-402c-8d20-14bac8f7165c.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"338\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/a82232d7-57e4-402c-8d20-14bac8f7165c.jpg 338w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/a82232d7-57e4-402c-8d20-14bac8f7165c-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 338px) 100vw, 338px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Managing Director of the Shell fuel station, Osman Mohammed, told <strong>Citi News<\/strong> that the operation which began at their station at 2:00am, lasted for three hours.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the pump attendants were tied up in the mini-mart, while the security man&#8217;s corpse was found behind the main building.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-396190\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/799a2ace-1ab2-4274-a71c-75711b7b0ff4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"338\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/799a2ace-1ab2-4274-a71c-75711b7b0ff4.jpg 338w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/799a2ace-1ab2-4274-a71c-75711b7b0ff4-225x300.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 338px) 100vw, 338px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Osman Mohammed attributed the situation to security lapses, and appealed to the police patrol teams to intensify their night patrols in the area.<\/p>\n<p>Area Manager of Naagamni Oil Marketing Company, Razak Nuhu, whose two stations were also robbed admonished the police to be proactive.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-396189\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/7f9169a3-b6a2-4ec3-be70-30765882202f.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/7f9169a3-b6a2-4ec3-be70-30765882202f.jpg 450w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/7f9169a3-b6a2-4ec3-be70-30765882202f-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/7f9169a3-b6a2-4ec3-be70-30765882202f-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/7f9169a3-b6a2-4ec3-be70-30765882202f-70x70.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>He said some of the pump attendants were beaten to pulp, and were receiving treatment at various hospitals.<\/p>\n<p>Razak Nuhu said the armed robbers bolted with unspecified amounts of their daily sales.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-396187\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/5bd52b16-3506-4c95-ae30-e90afa57d004.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"270\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/5bd52b16-3506-4c95-ae30-e90afa57d004.jpg 270w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/5bd52b16-3506-4c95-ae30-e90afa57d004-180x300.jpg 180w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 100vw, 270px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The supervisor of the Kakpagyili Shell filling station, Yidana Abdul Fatawu, said they had\u00a0been traumatized by the incident.<\/p>\n<p>He revealed the resignation of three pump attendants following the deadly incident.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-396191\" src=\"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/6610e4d6-6d2f-4590-a374-f20f99d6e129.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/6610e4d6-6d2f-4590-a374-f20f99d6e129.jpg 450w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/6610e4d6-6d2f-4590-a374-f20f99d6e129-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/6610e4d6-6d2f-4590-a374-f20f99d6e129-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/6610e4d6-6d2f-4590-a374-f20f99d6e129-70x70.jpg 70w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>By: Abdul Karim Naatogmah\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Managers of Oil Marketing Companies (OMCs) operating in the Tamale Metropolis have expressed their frustration over recent attacks by armed robbers at their fuel outlets. Six fuel stations have been attacked within two weeks. 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